Saturday, July 27, 2013

Dannelle F. Walker: One of the Nation's Top 40 under 40 Lawyers on Living Your Best Life with Genma Holmes

Join Living Your Best Life with Genma Holmes as we profile
organizations and leaders who lead by example. With extraordinary acts of
kindness and charitable giving that help countless lives daily, these
organizations and leaders embody "Be the change you want to see in the world".

Throughout 2013, listeners will hear from presidents of organizations who
are global change agents. We will also hear from CEOs of
social enterprise businesses who are changing communities and college
educators who are taking their students out of the classroom and into
surrounding neighborhoods to learn and serve others.

On Saturday, July 27, 2013 join us to hear from one of the Nations Best Advocates Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers in the country, Danelle F. Walker. Tune in to hear her share with us the latest on court cases in the headlines as well issues that often effect our most vulnerable population, our children. With the surge in the need to address issues that put more young people in harms way, there will be more focus on mentoring and volunteering for non-profits and after school programs to help meet the needs of children.

Listen as Walker gives input on best practices to help parents, schools, non-profits, and volunteers be great advocates at home and in the community for school children, teens, and young adults. Hear Walker discuss how we all must be eyes and ears to address issues and concerns before they become media headlines.

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More About Dannelle F. Walker

Dannelle F. Walker, Esq. is an education lawyer and policy-maker. She
currently serves as General Counsel for the Tennessee State Board of
Education where she advises the State Board on all legal matters,
represents the Board in teacher license revocation, suspension, and
denial proceedings, and manages all aspects of the charter school
appeals process. Prior to joining the State Board staff, Ms. Walker
served as District Policy Advisor for Metropolitan Nashville Public
Schools.

Among her many professional accomplishments, Ms. Walker was
instrumental in establishing the first Bullying Task Force within
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools to address the persistent issues
around the school system’s response to bullying; she co-authored
legislation that made it easier for foster care children in Tennessee to
access quality education; she has promulgated rules making it more
difficult for sexual predators to teach in any Tennessee classroom; and
she is undertaking efforts to reform attendance guidelines to reduce
truancy across the state. She has dedicated her career to working toward
quality educational outcomes for all kids. This dedication has led her
to becoming a trusted legal mind on education law in Tennessee and
contributing to the discussion on issues surrounding law and education
in the nation.

A frequent speaker on education law and policy topics, Ms. Walker has
given lectures and presentations before the Education Law Association,
Lawyers’ Association for Women, Tennessee School Boards Association, and
the Lipscomb University College of Education.

Ms. Walker is a 2009 graduate of the University of Arkansas School of
Law, where
she was a Dean’s Scholar and President of the Cynthia Nance
Chapter of the Black Law Students Association. She is also a 2006 summa
cum laude graduate of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, where
she received a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family
Studies. She is licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of
Tennessee and holds memberships in the Tennessee Bar Association,
Napier-Looby Bar Association, Education Law Association, National
Council of School Board Attorneys, and the Marion Griffin Chapter of the
Lawyers’ Association for Women.

A native Nashvillian, Ms. Walker is active in many organizations
throughout her community, serving as President-Elect of the Napier-Looby
Bar Association, Education Liaison for the Social and Political Action
Ministry at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, and former Troop Leader for Girl
Scouts of West End Middle School. In 2011, Ms. Walker was featured in The Tennessean‘s
“Next Up”, a section highlighting the contributions of leaders under 35
in Middle Tennessee. In 2012, she was selected by the Nashville Chamber
Public Benefit Foundation as a 2012 Nashville Emerging Leader and by
the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as one of Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30. In
2013, she was named one of the Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers
Under 40 by the National Bar Association and IMPACT.

Ms. Walker lives by this quote from Henry David Thoreau, “Go
confidently in the direction of your dreams. Life the live you’ve
imagined.”